WD 500Gb HDD not showing up in my computer, etc

I've had this WD hard drive since january and it's worked fine until i unplugged the HD without clicking "Safely Remove Hardware." Since then i can plug it into my computer, it startes loading then stops and shuts off. I plugged it into another computer and it worked just fine. It even makes the sound on windows alerting me that hardware has been found, then immediately makes the sound for disconnected hardware. I looked in Disc Management, and it doesnt show up there either. Is there some drivers I can download to fix this problem? Thanks

Maybe the best thing to do is,1) Remove WD External while pc is switched off2) Reboot into windows3) Doenload Ccleaner > http://www.homepc-security.co.uk/Downloads%20&%20Tutorials.html Then install.4) Make sure you have Cleaner highlighted on the left near the top. Then put cheque marks in all boxes except, Windows Size/Location Cache, User assist History & Wipe Free Space then click Run Cleaner. Once you have repeated the step of running Run Cleaner till nothing else appears, then select the Registery cleanerthen click Scan For Issues and delete all that you find there also. Turn off pc, remove power cord then push the on button to discharge the pc, then plug in the WD Hard drive via a diffrent usb port, and boot up pc. I hope this works for you.

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For me, the problem has now been resolved. What I was really worried about was the 18 Gb of data that I thought I had lost. I was however able to find the containing folder by going into the "Tools" menu in the Explorer window. After selecting "Folder Options" I chose the "View" tab and marked "Show hidden files and folders" and unmarked "Hide protected operating system files (recommended)". Nothing happened at first but when I came back to my drive later I found a hidden folder with all the data I lost that had some funny extension to it. Can't remember what it was but someone I spoke to thought it could be the result of an incomplete file transfer being interrupted. So it seems my problem wasn't more severe than this. However, everytime I try to use Safely Remove Hardware to disconnect my WD 500Gb it says I can't and that I should try later. So there's my new problem: how to disconnect the drive without interrupting a (non-visible) data transfer...